Tybalt age

Character in Romeo and Juliet

"Prince of Cats" redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Prince of Cats (graphic novel).

Fictional character

Tybalt () is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival.

Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt "the prince of cats" in the popular story Reynard the Fox, a point of mockery in the play.

Mercutio Sign In Don't have an account? Mercutio [ edit ]. He returns too late to stop the fatal brawls between Tybalt and Mercutio and, subsequently, Tybalt and Romeo. He dresses in luxurious clothing befitting his noble status.

Mercutio repeatedly calls Tybalt "prince of cats",^[a] in reference to his sleek, yet violent manner.

Luigi da Porto adapted the story as Giulietta e Romeo and included it in his Historia novellamente ritrovata di due Nobili Amanti (Newly found tale of two Noble lovers) published in ^{[2](pp38–44)} Da&#;Porto drew on Pyramus and Thisbe, Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron and a novella by Masuccio Salernitano.

Da&#;Porto gave it much of its modern form, including the lovers' names, the rival families of Montecchi and Capuleti, and their location in Verona.^[3](p) He also introduces characters corresponding to Shakespeare's Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris. Da&#;Porto presents his tale as historically true and claims it took place in the days of Bartolomeo II della Scala (a century earlier than Salernitano).

Montague and Capulet were actual 13th&#;century political factions, but the only known connection between them is a mention in Dante's Purgatorio as an example of civil dissension.^[4](pp–)

Part in the play

In Act I, Scene I, Tybalt enters and helps his own servants, Sampson and Gregory, who are fighting in the streets with servants of the Montagues, Abraham and Balthasar.

Tybalt capulet wiki characters Lord Montague [ edit ]. He is stabbed and dies. As a child, she was cared for by a nurse, who is now her confidante. A servant to Capulet is sent to deliver party invitations to a number of nobles and friends to Capulet.

Seeing Benvolio (Romeo's cousin) trying to stop the fight, Tybalt draws his sword to fight Benvolio, saying:

What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word

As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.

Have at thee, coward!

—Act I, Scene I

Later, at the Capulets' ball, Tybalt is the first to recognize Romeo through his disguise, and would kill him if not forbidden by his uncle, Lord Capulet.

His lust for revenge unsated, Tybalt sends a challenge letter to Romeo for a duel to the death. At the beginning of Act III, he enters looking for Romeo, only to create tensions with Mercutio, who was mocking Tybalt even before he walked into the scene. Tybalt initially ignores Mercutio and confronts Romeo, who refuses to fight because of his recent secret marriage to Juliet.

Tybalt capulet wiki Nevertheless, Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet in the attempt to end the civil feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Friar Laurence [ edit ]. Musicians serving in the Capulet household. Escalus angrily berates them that their violent and useless feud resulted in the deaths of not only their own loved ones Lady Montague, Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt , but also in the deaths of his loved ones Mercutio and Paris.

Tybalt becomes even angrier; he does not know Romeo cannot fight him because they are now relatives.

Mercutio loses his temper and begins fighting Tybalt himself. Romeo tries to stop the combat by rushing between them, and Tybalt then stabs Mercutio under his arm. Mercutio dies from the wound, angering an already emotional Romeo.

Enraged, Romeo duels and kills Tybalt in return, leading to his own exile by Prince Escalus.

Tybalt is revealed to be Juliet's maternal first cousin, when Lady Capulet arrives at the scene where Tybalt lies dead, and cries

"Tybalt, my cousin, O my brother's child!"

—Act III

Performance history

A sample of notable portrayals include:

Analysis

Draper ()^[11] points out the parallels between the Elizabethan belief in the four humours and the main characters of the play; Tybalt is choleric: Violent, vengeful, short-tempered, ambitious.^[12] Interpreting the text in the light of humours reduces the amount of plot attributed to chance by modern audiences.^{[11](pp16–34)}

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